Combination perforator, closure, and pouring attachment for containers



March 111 1924, 1 48 11$ l. T. SKILES COMBINA'PION PERFORATOR, CLOSURE, AND POURING ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINERS Filed May 19. 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mamh M 1924.

I. T. SKILES COMBINATION PERFORATOR, CLOSURE, AND POURING ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINERS Filed May 19, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 & T I

Patented Mar. 1111, H9241.

UNHTE STATS IRA T. SKILES, OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.-

COMBINATION PERFORATOR, CLOSURE, AND POURING ATTACENT FOR CONTAI Application filed May 19, 1919. Serial in). 298,030.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA T. SKILES, a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county of Los Angeles,

in the State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Perforator, Closure, and Pouring Attachments for Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for cans containing condensedmilk, syrup,

. the container may be gripped within the hand of the user, and with the same hand the hand grips are forced toward the container to operate the levers to move said closures out of their respective openings, permitting the pouring of the contents from the container; and further to provide a spout arranged so as to receive liquid poured from a container through the dispensing opening therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide resilient gaskets which are mounted about the closure member for forming air I and fluid-tight closures for the openings in the containers, consequently preventing the contamination of the contents of the container, as well as preventing the seeping of any of the contents of the container therefrom about said closure.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved perforator, closure and pouring spout attachment, showing the same applied to a container.

Figure 2 is a top plan of the device attached to a container.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through a fragment of the container showingthe device attached.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partially in side elevation and partially in section, showing one of the perforating and closing members of the attachment, and

.Figure 5 is a perspective view of the spring which controls the lever.

Figure 6 is a sectional view through a modified form of the attachment showing a form particularly adapted for use in connection with milk bottles or analogous containers.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view illustrating the manner of connecting the modified structure to a container, and

Figure 8 is a top plan of the modified structure showing it applied to a container.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like.

and corresponding parts throughout the several views, A indicates a container, such as a can commonly employed for containing evaporated or condensed milk or analogous liquid product with which the improved device is particularly adapted for attachment.

The perforating, closing and pouring attachment includes a container circling sectionor band 10, preferablyconstructed of tin. A link 11 is adapted to receive therethrough the ends of the metal band 10, a1- lowing the ends to be bent overupon themselves as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings,

for detachably connectingthe attachment to the container or can A. The band 10 is provided with a depending enlargement 12 thereon upwardly of which a pair of outwardly extending ears 13 and 14 are attached to the band 10 by means of angled attaching portions 15. These cars 13 and 14 carry the pivot pin 16 of the levers 17 and 18. These levers 17 and 18 have handle portions 19 and 20 respectively formed at the rear ends thereof. The handles 19 and 20 extend downwardly and outwardly from the band 10 beyond the sides of the container, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The handles normally extend I at an acute angle to the longitudinal lines or sides of the container A, and are maintained in their outward position with respect to the container A by means of a spring 21, which is bent to provide a sub stantially U-shaped structure, the legs of which are coiled intermediate their ends, as shown at 22, to provide convolutions which engage about the pivot pin 16. The

- end 23 of the ill-shaped spring structure ongages against the depending extension 12, while the laterally bent en'd ortions 24 thereof enga e against the un er surfaces or edges of t e hand grips 19 and 20 of the levers 17 and 18.

. The lever 17 is much shorter than the lever 18 and is' bent outwardly to space its the said free end a short distance away from the adjacent side of the lever 18. The free ends of the levers 17 and 18 have depending wedge-shaped perforating members 25 formed upon their outer ends and extending downwardly at right angles to the main legs of the levers. The lower edges of these wedgeshaped perforators incline upwardly from one end toward the other end as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, to provide a shearing, perforating cut or action when first being inserted through the top of a container A, providing substantially triangularly shaped perforations, as shown at 26; one near one edge of the can, and the other at a diametrically o posed point adjacent the opposite edge 0 the can, providmg a pouring opening and an air vent, as-

will receive the liquid 'egressing from the container through the pouring opening 26. The cavity formed by the portlon of. the spout which extends below the up er edge of the rim 10 at the inner end of t e s out is filled by suitable filler plug 31, eliminating the forming of a recess in which? the liquid could collectduring use of the device.

The preferred form of the attaching structure as disclosed in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive is adapted for use-in connection with containers made of tin or analogous material,-

which it is necessary to perforate to permit of the emptying or curing of the contents therefrom, while t e modified structure shown in Figures '6, 7 and 8 is particularly designed for. use in connection with containers, such as milk bottles, or the like,

where no perforation is necessary, the said.

containers being provided with mouths to 'pprmit .the' pouring of the contents there- The modified structure, comprises a disc 40 made of suitable materal, such as sheet f as metal or the like, the central portion of which is dished for insertion into the mouth of container l8m This I disc 40 has a plurality of arcuate spring tongues 41 formed thereon at spaced intervals about its circumference, the said tongues curving downwardly and inwardly and having their terminalsoutturned as shown at 42. The tongues 41 are adapted-to engage the container B to attach the closing and pouring attachment thereto. vided with spaced perforations 42 and 43, the former being slightly larger than the latter, and is adapted to permit the pouring or outlet of the contents of the container B therethrough, while the opening 43 forms an air vent.

These openings 42 and 43 are normally closed by dished discs 44 and 45 respectively,

the disc 44 being carried by a relatively long lever 46, while the disc 45 is carriedbya relatively short lever 47 bent outwardly near its free end, as shown at 48, to permit the dished disc 45 to clear the lever 46 during 0 eration of the device. The levers 46- and 4 are pivotally supported by a suitable pivot pin 49, carried by suitable ears formed upon the dished disc 40 and they have hand grips or handle portions 50 formed thereon, the terminals of which are flattened to provide finger grips or engaging portions 51.

. A spring 52, similar in construction to" the spring 21, is provided, for engagement with the container B and the handles 50 of thelevers 46 and 47 for normally maintaining the disc 44 and 45 in their respective openings 4 and 43. The disc 40 has a spout 53 formed thereon, the lowermost portion of which is flush with the upper surface of the disc, preventing the formation of a cavity which might receive and retain any of the liquid contents of the container 18, and which spout is positioned upon the disc 40 to repgeive liquid poured through the openmg V I From the foregoing description, it is apparent that the springs 21 and '52, of the preferred and modified forms, act on the levers of the im roved device so that they may beindepen ently actuated toward the can openings, thus insuring that both of said can openings will be normally closed notwithstanding any unevenness in the part of the can in which the openings may be provided.

.While the modified structure illustrated in Figures 6, 7 and 8 is shown applied to a' milk bottle, it is to be understood that slight variations may be made therein, adapting it for attachment to various types of containers, analogous to the milk ottle, without departing from the spirit of this invention, and it is to be understood that changes in details may also be made without departing from the spiritof this invention, but;

claim:

1. A closure attachment for use in con nection. with containers which have pouring The disc 40 is proand air inlet openings therein comprising lever means carried by'said container which provides a closure for cooperation with the pouring opening of the container, a second lever means providing a closure for cooperation with the air inlet opening of the container, and spring means cooperating in independent manner with said first and second mentioned lever means to normally maintain the same closed over the pouring and air outlet openings of the container with which they cooperate.

2. A device of the class described comprising an attaching portion, a pair of levers pivotally carried by said attaching portion including remotely positioned closure members, and resilient means acting independently upon the levers to normally urge the closure members in one direction.

3. A device of the class described comprising an attaching band, a spout rigid with the attaching band, a pair of levers of hell crank formation pivotally carried by the attaching band at a point directly opposite the spout carried on said band, each lever including a handle portion and a portion supporting a closure member thereon,

said closure member supporting portions of the levers being of different lengths, and spring means co-acting in independent man ner on said levers to normally urge the same in one direction.

IRA SKILES. 

